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Snowflake Data Cloud Architect

New York, NY Full time

Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.

We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future.  We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.

Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action.  We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.

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Get to Know the Opportunity 

As a Snowflake Data Cloud Architect, you will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions on Snowflake to support our Investment Management business goals. You will lead the architecture for data platform integration, enabling seamless communication between upstream (custodians, market data providers) and downstream (risk, performance, reporting) systems using event-driven approaches. This role requires strategic thinking, technical leadership, and deep expertise in Snowflake and modern data engineering practices. 

 

The Contributions You'll Make 

Architect and Implement Snowflake Solutions: 

  • Design and optimize Snowflake-based data architectures for portfolio, security master, transactions, benchmarks, and performance data. 

  • Implement advanced Snowflake features (Streams, Tasks, Snowpipe, Snowpark) for real-time and batch processing. 

Enable Event-Driven Integration: 

  • Build ingestion pipelines leveraging Kafka, Azure Event Hub, or similar technologies for market data and transactional feeds. 

  • Design workflows for upstream and downstream system interoperability. 

Data Governance and Compliance: 

  • Implement RBAC, data masking, and encryption aligned with enterprise data policy. 

  • Ensure lineage and observability for regulatory reporting and audit. 

Technical Leadership: 

  • Act as a trusted advisor for architectural decisions and future-state roadmaps. 

  • Prepare technical specifications and design documentation. 

Innovation and Best Practices: 

  • Advocate for data quality through automation, validation frameworks, and rigorous testing. 

  • Recommend new technologies to improve system performance and reliability. 

 

Minimum Knowledge and Experience: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or related field. 

  • 10+ years of experience in data architecture/engineering, with 3+ years focused on Snowflake. 

  • Strong background in financial data domains (IBOR/ABOR, transactions, market data, reference data). 

  • Hands-on experience with: 

      • Snowflake architecture (warehouses, streams, tasks, Snowpark). 
      • SQL, Python; experience with DBT. 
      • Event-driven technologies (Kafka / Azure Event Hub). 
      • Web API development (Flask / FastAPI) 
    • Experience implementing data security measures and compliance frameworks. 

    • Experience building data solutions with AI tools like Github Copilot. 

      • Experience Data Quality Tool such as dbt Test, Monte Carlo, SODA, .. 

      • Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate across business and technology teams. 

       

      Nice to Have 

      • SnowPro Core / Advanced Architect certification. 

      • Experience with Aladdin Data Cloud, Bloomberg DL+, or similar investment data platforms. 

      • Experience with Data Application development (Streamlit, Dash) 

      • Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau). 

      • Knowledge of FinOps for cost optimization. 

      • Exposure to Databricks, PySpark, and advanced analytics workflows. 

      Compensation Pay Disclosure:

      Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.

      The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

      Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.

      $154,070 - $192,590 USD

      Be Well. Stay Well.

      Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.

      What We Offer

      • Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
      • 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
      • Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
      • Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
      • Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
      • Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year

      Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF)

      Critical Skills

      At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:

      • Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
      • Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
      • Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
      • Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
      • Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.

      Learn more about Critical Skills

      Equal Employment Opportunity

      Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.

      Reasonable Accommodations

      Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.

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